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Hi. I'm very interested in joining the Army reserves. I'm in good shape but my current age is 32 years old. Is this too old to join? I currently work in the medical field as a registered nurse and have some experience with triaging and caring for injuries. Any info you could give would be great. Thanks.
Hi Joseph,
It's most certainly not too old to joing the Army Reserves.
If you decide to join as an enlisted member, the maximum age for enlistment is age 42 (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/enlstandards.htm).
Assuming you have a bachelor's degree in nursing, the maxim age of commission for an Army Nurse is age 47.
So, no, you're not too old at age 32 for Army nursing.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site at: http://usmilitary.about.com Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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